Ithan station
Ithan | |||||||||||
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| Former Philadelphia and Western Railroad station | |||||||||||
 The Ithan Substation No. 1, located on Conestoga Road in Wayne, on the Strafford line; May, 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 1907 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1956 | ||||||||||
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Ithan Station was a former railroad station of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was constructed as a stop on the Strafford Branch of the line that is now known as the Norristown High Speed Line. The station was active along what was then considered to be the main line from 1907 until 1956 until the Norristown branch became the main line. According to another source, the station was situated between the Wayne Junction and Radnor stations.[1]
History
The station was part of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad line that ran from 69th Street station to Strafford when around when the corporation formed and when the line was active in 1907.[2] [3] The reorganized company had a capital stock of $4,000,000, consisting of $3,400,000 of common stock and $600,000 of 5% preferred stock.[4]
The substation was built in 1907 and operated as a power substation for the railroad until 1919.[5]. In 1920, Thomas Newhall (the president of the Philadelphia & Western Railroad) purchased the building for his personal use as a recreation and club room, including a squash court and space to house his gun collection. In 1947, Newhall committed suicide in the building by means of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[6]
References
- ^ "Radnor Station, near Radnor-Chester Road".
- ^ The District Reports of Cases Decided in All the Judicial Districts of the State of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania: H.W. Page. 1913. p. 811.
- ^ "Railroad Sold for $1,000,000". New York Times. May 21, 1907. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ District Reports of Cases... p. 813.
- ^ Sama, Dominic. "A 1907 Substation Winds Up Off Track Over The Years, The Building On Conestoga Road In Radnor Has Been The Site Of Some Fun And A Tragedy". philly.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Sama, Dominic. "A 1907 Substation Winds Up Off Track Over The Years, The Building On Conestoga Road In Radnor Has Been The Site Of Some Fun And A Tragedy". philly.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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